News Exclusive Council launches investigation into benefits of private schools A council is reviewing the community benefit of local private schools to decide if they deserve generous discounts in… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Sir Michael Wilshaw joins board of Education Policy Institute Sir Michael Wilshaw has become a trustee at Education Policy Institute (EPI) following his departure from Ofsted at the end… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive Pupils could get right to opt out of sex education The “blanket right” of parents to withdraw their children from sex education lessons is being reviewed by the government as… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Ofsted inspectors urged to crack down on schools ‘off-rolling’ pupils Ofsted has urged its inspectors to crack down on schools found to be “off-rolling” pupils, suggesting those transferring large… Jess Staufenberg 9y Jess Staufenberg 9y News Exclusive Lord Baker: Colleges should visit schools ‘once a year’ Colleges should visit schools once a year to promote vocational options for pupils under a new scheme designed to… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Government scraps longer school day pledge The government has scrapped a £285 million pledge to fund longer days at secondary school for pupils to access… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News Sex education to be compulsory in all secondary schools The government will extend compulsory sex education to all secondary schools and introduce relationships education for all pupils from age… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News Hereford sixth form college first to become academy Hereford Sixth Form College has become the first institute of its kind to convert to academy status, with plans… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Schools urged to allocate places using admission lotteries State schools should hand out places based on random admission ballots to ensure the country’s best comprehensives can’t tactically… Billy Camden 9y Billy Camden 9y News Greening announces £415m ‘sugar tax’ cash for new school sports facilities Schools will be able to bid for a slice of £415 million to fund new sports facilities, education secretary… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y News ‘Far from clear’ if DfE can cope with academies expansion, warn MPs MPs have questioned the government’s capacity to cope with the growth of the academies programme, amid predictions of “further… Freddie Whittaker 9y Freddie Whittaker 9y News School leaders urge chancellor to plug education funding shortfall School leaders have urged chancellor Philip Hammond to pump billions of pounds more into the education budget to wipe… John Dickens 9y John Dickens 9y Newer 1 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 780 781 1,003 Older
